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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Education Ministers' Policy on Fair Dealing

CMEC is endorsing the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act, to draw attention to the importance of this exception to educators.

Monday, February 26, 2018

Fair Dealing Week - February 26 - March 2, 2018

Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration of the rights provided to users of copyright-protected material under the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act. Learn more and help us celebrate:

Monday, February 26, 2018

Copyright Act review announced

The Canadian Government announced a legislative review of the Copyright Act on December 14, 2017. The 2012 Copyright Modernization Act included a requirement for a parliamentary review of the Copyright Act every five years.

Fair dealing advisory

Revised on December 13, 2012

The fair dealing provision in the Copyright Act permits use of a copyright-protected work without permission from the copyright owner or the payment of copyright royalties. To qualify for fair dealing, two tests must be passed.

Guide for instructors

The following guide will help you understand when you require copyright permission, and when you do not. Alternatively, you may wish to use the Copyright Decision Tool to help you work through your use case. In all cases, the content you use must be a legal/legitimate copies.

Welcome to Copyright@Waterloo!

Copyright at Waterloo is the central hub for copyright information at the University of Waterloo. This site is updated and maintained by the Copyright Advisory Committee. We are committed to providing copyright-related support and guidance to faculty, staff, and students. If you have questions, please contact copyright@uwaterloo.ca.

For copyright guidance that pertains to you, please navigate to one of the following areas:

About Copyright@Waterloo

Copyright@Waterloo is the central hub for copyright-related services and resources. This website is maintained by the Copyright Advisory Committee.

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